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>				Host templates in Cacti serve a different purpose then data and graph templates. Instead of
				abstracting the fields of a host, a host template allows you to associate graph templates and
				data queries with a given host type. This way when you assign a host template to a host, all
				of the relevant graphs to that host type are only one click away from the user.
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>					To create a new host template in Cacti, select the <SPAN
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>Host Templates</SPAN
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					option under the <SPAN
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					<SPAN
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>Add</SPAN
> on the right. Type a unique name for the host template and
					click the <SPAN
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>Create</SPAN
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					page with the <SPAN
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>Associated Graph Templates</SPAN
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>Associated
					Data Queries</SPAN
> boxes. These two boxes allow you to associate certain graph
					templates or data queries with the host template. Simply select something from the
					dropdown menu and click <SPAN
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